Disclaimer: I don't own: Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, or any other characters I mention. They are property of Kishimoto Masashi-sensei. I do own: The plots of the stories. Nyah! xP

Welcome to The Dreams of My Heart. This is a collection of one-shots, drabbles, and short stories written by the one and only TsuneKunoichiNoAme! These stories consist of various het pairings, but mostly contain SasuSaku. The other pairings that I may write about are NejiTen, NaruHina, and ShikaTema. I have nothing against ShikaIno. I'm not really a yaoi or yuri fan, but I won't discuss that right now. So sit back, relax, get out some tissues(jk) and enjoy the cotton candy fluff that is The Dreams of My Heart!

Simple Task


Damn. I'm tired.

He didn't say it out loud, of course. He didn't like to admit those kinds of things to himself.
He was just being Sasuke.

Sweating and breathing heavily, the Uchiha realized that he must have been training in the forest for about 4 hours. Since Team 7's D-ranked mission finished late, it was past midnight, and windy for some odd reason. Wind rustled in the trees, the leaves making their music in the breeze. Sasuke looked up and gazed at the full moon. It was beautiful.

"Tch."

As if to show his resentment to the moon, he frowned, and turned his head to look at the forest path ahead.

"It's late; I'm gonna head home," he said, to no one in particular.

He walked a few paces down the path, when he suddenly stopped, hands still in his pockets. He turned his head to the right and saw a light patch of pink among the dark green leaves.

"It can't be…"

Yet, it was. Haruno Sakura was sitting there, leaning with her back against a tree trunk, and sleeping soundly. Her knees were propped up, and touching. Even in her sleep, she clutched a single kunai in her lap.

Sasuke frowned. He was confused as hell.

Bending down on his knees, at level with her, he woke her.

"Sakura," he said sharply, but quietly.

"Nnn…" she responded, waking slowly.

Her eyes opened, blurred with sleep, but as deep green and alluring as ever. She blinked a few times, analyzing where she was. She saw Sasuke. Her lips curved into a half-awake smile, and sat on her knees, facing Sasuke directly.

"Aa…Sasuke-kun…I was waiting for you to finish…" she said drowsily.

Sasuke stared at her, frowning.

"You forgot this today at practice…" she held out the kunai, "It has your family crest on it, so it must be important…and, Kakashi-sensei told us to gather all of our weapons…you missed this one…" Sakura yawned, covering her mouth. She smiled again. "So…I decided to bring it to you…"

She smiled hazily, but happily, eyes closed.

Sasuke stared at the kunai in the girl's palm for a very long time. Then he finally took it from her.

"Omae…you didn't have to do this, Sakura," he said in the same stern tone that he always used with her.

"I…I know…" she replied, "De mo…I just…wanted to…"

Fatigue finally won out in Haruno Sakura's body. Her light figure gracefully fell onto Sasuke's; her face, still smiling sweetly, was buried in his left shoulder. He could feel her chest heave slowly in deep sleep. A sweet scent filled his nostrils, and he breathed it in. Her light pink hair tickled his cheek, making his ears feel warm.

Then, for some odd reason, he remembered something his mother told him when he was 5 years old.

FLASHBACK

Little Sasuke ran down the hallway of his home. It was dusk, darkness settling in outside.

"Okaa-san! Okaa-san!" The door to the master bedroom slid open, revealing Sasuke's beautiful dark-haired mother.

"Sasuke…" she whispered, "Not so loud, please!"

The adorable little boy stopped in front of her and grinned.

"Okaa-san, can you come to my room and put me to sleep?" he asked. (A/N: oh GAWD, the mental image…KAWAII!)

"Yes, Sasuke…" she smiled, "I'll be there in a few minutes."

"Is otou-san there?" he asked, trying to look around her.

"Hai…but he is asleep. Please lower your voice." She replied.

Little Sasuke saw his father lying down, in a relaxed sleep. His face was calm, nothing like Sasuke had ever seen. Still being a child, little Sasuke stared widely. His mother noticed his expression.

"You've never seen him so calm before, have you?" she asked, grinning.

"…iie…" little Sasuke responded hesitantly. "Never, okaa-san…but how can he sleep when you're still awake? I don't think I could sleep if I knew someone was watching me…except you…"

His mother looked at him for a long time. Slowly, she found an answer.

"Well…Sasuke…otou-san is very special to me…he's the man I married. I love him, and…he loves me as well."

Little Sasuke stared blankly. "What does that have to do with it?"

"Sasuke…I know it's hard to sleep in someone else's presence…but if you have a strong enough bond with that person, you don't mind sleeping in front of them."

The little Uchiha continued to stare.

"That is…if you are able to fall asleep in the presence of another…that means that you respect them, trust them—that you…love them." Sasuke's mother turned to look at her husband, and smiled, a light blush on her face. Turning back to see Sasuke still unresponsive, she sighed.

"Never mind, Sasuke…you'll understand when you're older. Now let's get you to bed!"

"H-hai!" the cute little boy answered, running back down the hallway to his room.

END FLASHBACK

Sasuke thought upon the words of his mother as he let the pink-haired girl rest upon him. She couldn't be left here alone…

Gently, he lifted her delicate body and carried her to her home.

Silently climbing through a window, he lay Sakura down in her own bed, without waking her parents. As Sasuke looked at the girl's sleeping form, he suddenly felt a need to repay her. But how…?

He wouldn't use that kunai again.

…

To seal this promise, he did something he thought he'd never do. Lightly, he kissed the girl on her forehead.

"Thank kami-sama no one saw that…" he said to himself, turning a deep shade of red. He turned and left out the window stealthily.

In her bed and in her dreams, Haruno Sakura turned on her side and smiled.

OWARI

A/N: Oh. My. Gosh. That was so short! It was so short at first, I even had to add that flashback! So how was it? Good? Bad? REALLY Bad? Pleeeeease review!

Preview of next one-shot:

Waiting Room

Sasuke's nervous. In just a few short minutes, he'll be a father. Will it be a boy? A girl? What will he/she do when he/she first sees his/her fatherLOL? And where does Tsunade-sama put him when the most gut-wrenching moment of his life is slowly giving him a premature heart attack? No, not next to his beloved wife Sakura when she's in labor—Tsunade puts him in the waiting room.

Tsune